German communist politician and leader of East Germany for nearly two decades, serving as General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party and Chairman of the State Council, known for close ties to the Soviet Union

American German-born psychoanalyst and essayist known for his theory of psychosocial development and coining the phrase 'identity crisis'

Brazilian racing driver, businessperson, and philanthropist who won three Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles and held records for pole positions

British chemist and crystallographer who advanced X-ray crystallography for biomolecules and was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Supreme Leader of North Korea from 1948 to 1994, founder of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Nobel Prize-winning Bulgarian-born Swiss and British Jewish modernist writer known for his novels, plays, and non-fiction works

Austrian-British philosopher known for falsificationism, critical rationalism, and founding the London School of Economics Philosophy Department

Award-winning British and American actress, known for her extensive stage, film, and television career, achieving the Triple Crown of Acting

Brazilian composer, songwriter, and musician known as one of the fathers of bossa nova for merging samba with cool jazz